The Villainous Senior Brother Doesn't Want to Wash White [Transmigration] - Chapter 29

Ji Yanhui watched from a distance as Ji Yanqing emerged from the Secret Realm, his face—already as cold as ice and snow—layering over with an even deeper frost.

Liu Ningyun sensed the shift in atmosphere but still spoke the truth: “These words are no lie. The one who broke the illusion of the Secret Realm was this Fellow Daoist Zhang. It was thanks to his help that we found the passage to leave.”

“Fellow… Daoist… Zhang.” Ji Yanhui repeated the pseudonym mockingly. His cold gaze fell upon Ji Yanqing, who was approaching; he could recognize that alluring face even if it were turned to ash!

“Hmph.” He would wait and see what kind of tricks this person was going to play this time.

“You and him…” Liu Ningyun glanced toward Ji Yanqing, preparing to ask Ji Yanhui if he knew him. However, when he pulled his gaze back, the spot where the man had just been standing was empty.

The man… where did he go?

Liu Ningyun was slightly stunned. Ji Yanhui had already vanished, leaving only the Flying Star Carriage parked nearby, its curtain fluttering slightly.

Clearly, Ji Yanhui had gone back to being a shut-in inside the carriage.

This hobby of his was truly…

Liu Ningyun was speechless.

He pondered for a moment. Although Ji Yanhui hadn’t said anything, judging by his reaction just now, it wasn’t hard to guess that there were grievances between him and Ji Yanqing, which is why he avoided a meeting.

This was for the best. Liu Ningyun knew a bit about Ji Yanhui’s personality; those he disliked usually didn’t end up with good outcomes.

Liu Ningyun had always been a man who clearly distinguished between gratitude and grudges. Ji Yanqing had helped him in the Secret Realm, and he was determined not to stand by and watch Ji Yanhui harm his benefactor. Currently, the best solution was simply to have Ji Yanqing leave Yunjian City immediately—ideally, never to appear before Ji Yanhui again for the rest of his life.

With this in mind, Liu Ningyun simply acted as if Ji Yanhui had never appeared and walked up to Ji Yanqing alone.

On the other side, Ji Yanqing also saw Liu Ningyun.

Seeing Liu Ningyun approaching alone, Ji Yanqing breathed a small sigh of relief.

It seemed the person who had acted earlier to save them was indeed Liu Ningyun.

This was perfect. Regarding the matter of the Millennial Ice Stone, he could also entrust it to Liu Ningyun. However, how should he bring it up?

While Ji Yanqing was still fretting over this, Liu Ningyun noticed the abnormality on Qi Ye and asked with a frown, “Is this… Demonic Qi?”

Qi Ye instantly grew tense.

Since the beginning of this world, the conflict between humans and demons had been deep-seated. Even if he only carried demonic energy because he was struck by a Demon Core, he could still be hunted down by cultivators who failed to distinguish right from wrong.

Ji Yanqing replied: “He accidentally absorbed a Demon Core. It won’t be a problem once it’s extracted.”

Ji Yanqing’s tone was extremely nonchalant, as if extracting a Demon Core were as simple as eating or drinking.

Qi Ye, having been “arranged” so decisively: “…”

He started to speak, then stopped: “Senior Brother…”

The moment Qi Ye opened his mouth, Ji Yanqing knew what he was going to say and immediately stated coldly: “Don’t get ahead of yourself. It’s just that I happen to need a Demon Core.”

Ji Yanqing was at the Soul Manifestation stage; wanting to use a Demon Core to refine a low-grade Golden Core was a perfectly reasonable and logical excuse.

Liu Ningyun was unaware of Qi Ye’s special lineage. In his eyes, the most dangerous and uncertain factor at the moment was the person currently in the Flying Star Carriage.

After a moment of thought, he addressed Ji Yanqing: “Thanks to the two of you, we were able to emerge from the Secret Realm unscathed. If Fellow Daoist Zhang needs any help—for instance, if you are being hunted—the Liu family will certainly lend a hand.”

Liu Ningyun’s words were not only a reminder to Ji Yanqing but also a message intended for Ji Yanhui—

If you intend to hunt him down, you must first ask if the Liu family agrees.

However, Ji Yanqing misunderstood the intent behind Liu Ningyun’s words. He spoke with pleasant surprise: “What a coincidence! I happen to have something I need Fellow Daoist Liu’s help with.”

Liu Ningyun instinctively asked: “What kind of help?”

Ji Yanqing replied: “I want the Ji family’s Millennial Ice Stone.”

Liu Ningyun: “…”

Liu Ningyun even suspected whether Ji Yanqing already knew something. Otherwise, how could he, at the very moment Liu Ningyun was trying to persuade him to stay away from the Ji family, choose to throw himself into their net?

Seeing Liu Ningyun fall silent, Ji Yanqing assumed the matter was somewhat difficult to handle.

Thinking about it, it made sense; the Millennial Ice Stone was a material of the “Heavenly Treasure” grade. Even if Liu Ningyun was the head of the Liu family, it probably wouldn’t be easy to demand it from the Ji family.

After contemplating for a moment, Ji Yanqing proposed another plan: “If it’s inconvenient for Fellow Daoist Liu to step in, you only need to let me temporarily borrow the identity of a Liu family member to enter the Ji family. I will take full responsibility for all consequences afterward.”

This is… a blatant plan to go and steal it?

Liu Ningyun stiffened. He couldn’t help but glance again at the Flying Star Carriage behind Ji Yanqing, vaguely beginning to understand where the grudge between Ji Yanhui and Ji Yanqing came from.

Ji Yanhui, inside the Flying Star Carriage: “…”

“That… might not be very appropriate.”

Liu Ningyun spoke with difficulty, using his eyes to signal Ji Yanqing to stop talking.

But for Ji Yanqing, this Millennial Ice Stone was the key to extracting the Demon Core and completing his mission. Since Liu Ningyun had already agreed to help, he wasn’t willing to give up the opportunity. He continued to persuade: “Fellow Daoist Liu needn’t worry. It’s just a single Millennial Ice Stone. The Ji family has always been wealthy and powerful; they won’t care about such a small thing. To tell you the truth, all the artifacts I used in the Secret Realm were taken from Shen Xiao of the Ji family…”

While Ji Yanqing’s words were the truth, in Ji Yanhui’s ears, they carried a completely different meaning.

Thinking back to how Shen Xiao had never warned him that Ji Yanqing had come to Yunjian City, how Ji Yanqing had swiped so many spiritual treasures, and listening to Ji Yanqing’s now full-of-holes lies, he finally couldn’t hold back anymore.

Ji Yanhui stood up and left the Flying Star Carriage amidst a brilliant golden light.

“It’s been years since we last met, yet your methods of deception have certainly improved quite a bit.”

This time, he didn’t hide his figure. He walked straight toward Ji Yanqing, cold words spilling from his lips.

Ji Yanqing turned toward the voice and met Ji Yanhui’s gaze, which was filled with disdain and loathing. Feeling the sheer coldness radiating from Ji Yanhui, he froze, his eyes widening slightly as if in great fear.

Good. At least he still knows how to be afraid.

Seeing this reaction and recalling the past events of being deceived by this person, Ji Yanhui felt quite satisfied. However, the coldness in his eyes only deepened as he mocked Ji Yanqing: “What’s the matter? You were so eloquent just now, yet now you have nothing to say?”

The surroundings fell silent. Liu Ningyun, the only one who knew the truth of the situation, watched Ji Yanqing with deep worry.

Originally, when Ji Yanhui first spoke, Ji Yanqing had opened his mouth to say something, but he had chosen to remain silent.

Now, hearing Ji Yanhui’s question, Ji Yanqing endured it for a moment, but in the end, he couldn’t help himself.

He looked up at Ji Yanhui and asked with a face full of genuine confusion: “You are… who, exactly?”